The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-07

The assistant commissioner holds that
the land was not embraced in the rail-
road grant, but was excepted out of it
by the settlement of Mrs. Nix, and in
view of the act of 1885 and a recent
decision of the Supreme Court
In the case of said company
against one MCGEE, holding the
provisions of the act applicable TO the
original as well as TO the subsequent
grant. He expresses the opinion that
the company does not have the present
title to the land and says that if this
view should be concurred in by the ap-
pellate authority the claims of Cayee
and the town of Texarkana viii be
further considered.
FOOD ADULTERATIoN.
The chemists of the Department OF
Agriculture, under the direction of the
Commissioner, has for year or more
been investigating the extent and man
ner of food adulteration practiced in
eral branches of the work is in the
process of preparation. That portion
relating to spices and condiments, pre-
pared by Clifford Richardson. is already
completed. Mr.. Richardson's investi-
cations show that no other kinds Of
human food are adultetated to such an
extent. OF twenty samples of ground
cloves examined, only two were pure.
The others had suffered by the eXtrac-
ton of their essential oils, and had
been polluted by the addition of Glove
stems, aIlspice and husks OF various
kinds. OF eighty samples of cayenne
pepper, only one was pure. OF ten
samples of mustard. none were pure.
unchanged mustard, though several
had only suffered the loss of their fixed
oil. The others contained quantities of
wheat flour, the spurious mat
ter being in some cases
fully two-thirds of the compound. This
made it necessary to add tumeric acid
harmless to restore the mustard
color. Ten samples of allspice were eX-
amined, eight of which were pure. Four
samples of cassia were all pure. OF ten
samples of ginger four were pure. Only
one out of thirteen samples of black
pepper was found to be what it pur-
ported to be. \ specimen sent from
Baltimore to man who had an army
contract, was almost entirely spurious
cayenne pepper. Black pepper, husks
and mustard hulls were used to give
flavor and pungency, while ''body"was
supplied by ground beans and rice, and
color by charcoal. Two samples of
mace out of five were pure, and of tf(ee
samples of nutmeg examined all were
pure. Mr.. Richardson S experience leads
to the conclusion that the public has
the power in its own hands to effect
reform in the matter of spice adulter-
alton. The quality of the article is US
ually fixed by the retailer, who names
the price he is willing to pay. The
grinder thereupOn estimates the
amount of the pure spice he can afford
to put in. and fills out the order with
refuse. Mr.: Richardson incidentally
mentions a New York spice grinder
who, within a short time worked off
1000 pounds of cOcOanut husks. The
ground article, which sells for less than
the pure and unground, needs no test
to prove ii is spurious. Usually when
he demanded pure article and called
upon tirSt-clasS grocer for it he got it.
Considerable space is given in the report
tothe operation of laws at home and
abroad relating to the adulteration of
food while the methods of detection
both popular and scientific are treated
eXhaustively.
NEW SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.
WAsHINGTON. March 3I-Judge
Maynard, Second Comptroller of the
Treasury, appointed to that position by
President Cleveland on June !, 1885,
was to-day appointed Secretary of the
Treasury. He has made an excellent
record in that position. At the time of
his appointment Judge Maynard was
First Deputy Attorney General of New
York. Two years prior to his appoint
ment to the Federal service he was the
Democratic candidate for Secretary
of State of New York, but was defeat
ed owing. it is said, to his prohibition
record. His home is in Delphi, n. Y.
NEW MILITARY POST.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 81
I
turned to Washington from the West.
While apsent he visited Forts Russell
and Riley, accompanied by Inspector
General Baird and Colonel Sheridan,
for the purpose of inspecting them. At
Denver, Colorado, they selected a site
for new military post to be located in
the West. \ number of sites were
prolTered to General Sheridan by a
Citizens Committee, from which he Sc
lected a tract and will proceed to COM
plete the purchase of the tract and for
ward the papers to the Department of
Justice for approval. General Sheri-
dan believes that the establishment of
new post which Will be a regimental
post, Will result in considerable econ
omy in expenditures, as the purpose is
to consolidate under one administra-
ton at Denver at least three and prob
ably four of the smaller posts.
THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION.
MeSsTs Cooley. Morrison, Schoon-
maker and Walker, Interstate Com
merce Commissioners, called at the
White House to-day and had short
conference with the President.
TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE.
Messrs Cooley. Morrison, Schoon
maker, Bragg and Walker, of the In
ter-State Commerce Commission, visit
ed the Interior Department this after
noon and took the usual oath o
| Office.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Commissioner Coleman is informed
| by a letter received from PrOfeSso
| Award to-day, of the complete success
of the energetic steps taken by the de
partment for the suppression of pleuro
pneumonia III Boston, and he announ
! ces as a possibility, that within thirt,
days the quarantine upon that city cal
| be removed, and on the other hand tn
committee is to-day informed by wiz
from DR.. Ross, of the Bureau of Ami
NAL Industry, of the outbreak o
| pleuro-pneumonia at Salem. n. Y.
! few days ago information was receive,
| from DR.. DarrOw, of Salem, that som
of his cattle were suffering from dis
| order. whose characteristics were I'm
| familiar to him, and DIR. Rose was sen
| to make an examination. Inc tele
| gram says the affected herd should b
| quarantined at once.
| INDIAN LAND DISTRIBUTION.
| The President to-day directed the a
lotment of lands in severalty to the Ii
dians on Warm Spring Reservation i
| Oregon. This is the first action take
under the Indian Land SeveTalty act
| which was passed by the last Congress-
! Under its provisions the Surveyor Ger
eral uf Oregon will give each head of
| family l40 acres; to each single perso
over eighteen years of age, so acre:
each orphan under eighteen years {
age. 50 acres, and each other sing
person under eighteen years of age,
acres. The distribution is made to f,
males and males alike.
FAIRCHILD SWORN IN.
WASHINGTON, April I.-Mr. Fai
child entered upon the discharge of b
new duties to-day. He was sworn
mt IL o'clock. He took possession I
the office and desk formerly occupit
by ex-Secretary Manning. The office
and many of the clerks of the DepaT
: ment waited upon him early and e
tended their congratulations. II
crowd became so great that he W;
eomDalled tn abandon for "A time :